The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:38:06 at Mechelen 2026 put Nathalie Verstichel & Yelena Vandermeulen 844th of 1,017 women's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The stations carried this race: faster than 41% of the field across all eight, against 12% on the runs. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:43 better against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 11:07, behind 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:08.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:27Running 1 5:40v median +0:58
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Block 02 8:39Running 2 7:00v median +1:20
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Block 03 12:02Running 3 7:09v median +1:17
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Block 04 11:43Running 4 6:58v median +1:02
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Block 05 12:27Running 5 7:28v median +1:25
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Block 06 9:01Running 6 7:10v median +1:09
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Block 07 10:55Running 7 7:01v median +1:02
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Block 08 11:52Running 8 6:55v median +0:32
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:07
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1013
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,013 women's teams who finished.